Yeah and I could see some characters not being bothered by these points either, so it doesn't necessarily apply to everyone everyone. It just happens that both of my characters are pretty selfish and a bit morally grey... So right off the bat they aren't going to participate unless it benefits them somehow.
But having more motivational keys still helps everyone regardless. I've been rping for long enough to know that the more you have to force a character to do something for plot, the faster they are going to burn out. But if the reason is organic and purely IC, not only is it much more enjoyable but they will last in a game a lot longer.
Basically yeah, the current event is more of the same things that already doesn't make the metaplot work. I'd argue it's worst that usual because nothing but exposition (which is never that exciting to begin with), and partially reliant on those who went on missions to share what they know...So not only do those people have to reply, but it does kind of highlight clique/'mod favoritism' issues that the game has been slowly accused of lately. ...And those that can't or don't want to go to the discussions are left with nothing else to do this month.
Personally what I would have liked? (And this may be purely me) A public BBS announcement by the Heavens with what was found at the raid, with all the remaining plot threads answered and put this cult chapter to bed. Have April be the start of a new arc because the game really needed some sort of reset right about now, not another 2-3 months from now. I don't think it's too much of an exaggeration to say TFS might not survive long enough for a new arc in it's current state. And as I have said on Discord a few times, the cult itself can always be a plot that can return back later. Just hopefully managed a bit better.
EDIT: Also I forgot to say that I feel like there may have been a bit of a misunderstanding about what questions people wanted answers for from the event. I was under the impression that the voting was towards what people wanted to ask the mods/NPCs about, not what topics to share amongst themselves. It feels handled very strangely...
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But having more motivational keys still helps everyone regardless. I've been rping for long enough to know that the more you have to force a character to do something for plot, the faster they are going to burn out. But if the reason is organic and purely IC, not only is it much more enjoyable but they will last in a game a lot longer.
Basically yeah, the current event is more of the same things that already doesn't make the metaplot work. I'd argue it's worst that usual because nothing but exposition (which is never that exciting to begin with), and partially reliant on those who went on missions to share what they know...So not only do those people have to reply, but it does kind of highlight clique/'mod favoritism' issues that the game has been slowly accused of lately. ...And those that can't or don't want to go to the discussions are left with nothing else to do this month.
Personally what I would have liked? (And this may be purely me) A public BBS announcement by the Heavens with what was found at the raid, with all the remaining plot threads answered and put this cult chapter to bed. Have April be the start of a new arc because the game really needed some sort of reset right about now, not another 2-3 months from now. I don't think it's too much of an exaggeration to say TFS might not survive long enough for a new arc in it's current state. And as I have said on Discord a few times, the cult itself can always be a plot that can return back later. Just hopefully managed a bit better.
EDIT: Also I forgot to say that I feel like there may have been a bit of a misunderstanding about what questions people wanted answers for from the event. I was under the impression that the voting was towards what people wanted to ask the mods/NPCs about, not what topics to share amongst themselves. It feels handled very strangely...